Boys' name · since 1911
Hanford
338 babies named Hanford in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 338
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hanford is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 338 have been recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Hanford recorded 338 times among boys since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1961.
- #9,938 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 338 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hanford ranks #9,938 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 338 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 338
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hanford's 338 recorded births place it above 78.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hanford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hanford's full recorded timeline at 1931, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hanford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1961
- Peak year (1921)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Hanford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (122 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Hanford's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Hanford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 122 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hanford's data
- Hanford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hanford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hanford draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.